Leading practices in clinical smoking cessation

April 1, 2019

Review results about Canadian clinical smoking cessation approaches, now with data from 2018 to 2019

The next update for these results is planned for Spring 2020.

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death and cancer in Canada. Reaching less than 5 per cent of Canadians smoking by 2035 will require both broad, population-based approaches as well as focused clinical approaches.

18%

of Canadians in 2014 aged 12 years or older smoked either daily or occasionally

Learn more about the following from this fifth edition:

Alignment of existing smoking cessation programs with Canadian evidence-based guidelines

Coverage of pharmacotherapy for quitting smoking by federal, provincial and territorial governments